One word substitution–11
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| A thing which is not to be disputed. | Incontrovertible |
| A story which cannot be believed. | Incredible |
| A person who is not easily tired out. | Indefatigable |
| A thing that cannot be avoided. | Inevitable |
| Incapable of being explained. | Inexplicable |
| That which cannot be overcome. | Insurmountable |
| That which have no bearing on the subject. | Irrelevant |
| A loss which cannot be repaired | Irreparable |
| Wanting in resolution. | Irresolute |
| One who knows many languages. | linguist |
| A play or cinema show held in the afternoon. | Matinee |
| The murder of one’s own mother. | Matricide |
| To move from one place to another. | Migrate |
| Being unfavourably known. | Notorious |
| That which is no longer in use. | Obsolete |
| Government by a small group of powerful people. | Oligarchy |
| Having all power. | Omnipotent |
| Present everywhere at the same time. | Omnipresent |
| Having infinite knowledge. | Omniscient |
| A person who looks on the bright side of things. | Optimist |
| A remedy for all diseases. | Panacea |
| One who thrives at the expense of others. | Parasite |
| A lady’s umbrella. | Parasol |
| Property inherited by a person from his ancestors. | Patrimony |
| Showing concern for mankind. | Philanthropic |
| The study of languages. | Philology |
| Practise of having more than one husband at a time. | Polyandry |
| Examination of a dead body to discover the cause of death. | Postmortem |
| Thinking about the past. | Retrospect |
| To free from germs. | Sterilise |
| One who excludes meat,fish and poultry from their diet. | Vegetarian |
| Using too many words. | Verbose |